Physical Therapist - Per Diem (Outpatient Rehab)

Trinity Health•Fort Lauderdale, FL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Physical Therapist (Outpatient Rehab) will develop individualized plans of care for patients, outlining their goals and expected outcomes. They will use exercises, stretching maneuvers, hands-on therapy, and equipment to ease patients' pain, help them increase their mobility, prevent further pain or injury, and facilitate health and wellness. This role is in an outpatient hospital-based clinic specialized in neurologic, vestibular, oncology, lymphedema, geriatric, gait and balance, post operative/ spinal pathologies and complex conditions. The therapist will assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs to improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity in patients suffering from disease or injury. Familiarity with government regulations for PT practice in an outpatient setting, including the OP Therapy Cap and Claims-Based Outcomes Reporting (i.e. G codes), is required. Flexibility to work in several clinical locations, including hospital-based settings and satellite clinics, is also necessary.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy is required.
Must be a Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Florida is required.
BLS from the American Heart Association is required.

Nice To Haves

Neurologic rehab experience/ NCS certification/ Neurologic residency
GCS/ Geriatric Certification
Vestibular experience/ and or certification
Lymphedema Certification

Responsibilities

Develop individualized plans of care for patients, outlining patients' goals and expected outcomes.
Use exercises, stretching maneuvers, hands-on therapy, and equipment to ease patients' pain, help them increase their mobility, prevent further pain or injury, and facilitate health and wellness.
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury.
Administer manual exercises, massage and/or traction to help relieve pain, increase the patient's strength, and decrease or prevent deformity and crippling.
Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals.
Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Identify and document goals, anticipated progress and plans for reevaluation.
Inform the patient when diagnosis reveals findings outside their scope and refer to an appropriate practitioner.
Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment.